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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Yahoo
Motorcycle driver killed, two hurt in wrong-way crash on State Route 161 in Columbus
A motorcyclist died in a wrong-way crash on Columbus' Northeast Side that left two others injured. Isaiah Allen, 34, died in the crash that happened about 12:09 a.m. July 7 along State Route 161 near Little Turtle Road, Columbus police said. Allen drove westbound in the eastbound lanes of State Route 161 and crashed into a Honda Accord traveling east, police said. The motorcycle struck the front passenger side of the Honda, and the impact threw Allen to the ground, according to police. Paramedics pronounced Allen dead at the scene of the crash at 12:14 a.m. Two passengers traveling in the Honda were transported to Mount Carmel St. Ann's hospital in stable condition. The crash remains under investigation, and Columbus police have not disclosed why the motorcycle was traveling in the wrong direction on the highway. Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@ This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Motorcycle driver killed, two hurt in wrong-way crash in Columbus Solve the daily Crossword


NHK
19-05-2025
- NHK
Man nabbed after allegedly driving wrong way, fleeing scene of accident in Japan
Police in central Japan say a car appears to have driven the wrong direction down the expressway in Mie Prefecture on Sunday, causing a series of crashes. The blue car is said to have driven about 10 kilometers against traffic on the Shin-Meishin Expressway's west-bound lanes. The car hit two vehicles at around 11 a.m. and caused more collisions as drivers tried to avoid it. Four women in their 40s to 60s were injured. On Monday, police arrested a 34-year-old Peruvian man who lives in neighboring Shiga Prefecture on suspicion of fleeing the scene of an accident and are investigating.